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EL CAPITANA Vero
Beach
The El Capitana was a 50 gun frigate that last set sail from Havana
on July 27, 1715. She was part of the famous 1715 fleet of eleven
ships carrying 14,000,000 pesos in registered treasure. According to
Potters, THE TREASURE DIVER'S GUIDE, the 1715 fleet carried an
estimated $30,000,000 in gold, silver and jewels. On July 30, 1715,
only three days off Cuba, a hurricane caught the Spanish fleet off
Florida and drove ten vessels into the reef. The only ship to
weather the storm was the French nao Grifon. The Capitana struck the
coast two miles south of Sebastain Inlet. Her cargo was spilled into
30 feet of water. The Capitana's broken hull drifted inshore before
sinking and left behind a 700 foot trail of treasure. Tragically,
General Ubilla and 225 of his crew were taken to a watery grave
during the storm.
All that remains of the El Capitana today are a few cannons and a
ballast pile in 20 feet of water.
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taken with permission from the book Florida Shipwrecks by Daniel
Berg. You are invited to submit your shipwreck related
articles, images and information. As long as the text, photographs,
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